Chuck Carland Silage Variety Trial

Trial of Masters Choice 583, 550, 590 & Mycogen 727

Mycogen 727 on August 27th
Harvested 38 tons per acre as calculated by Steve Dillon, NCDA Agronomist.

The load that was weighed was collected from a 5 row strip that was 585 feet long.

5rows x 30” x 1 ft  = 12.5 ft

           Row   12 “

12.5 ‘ x 585 ‘ = 7312.5 square feet x     1 acre   = 0.16787 acres

                                                         43,560  sq ft

6.5 tons                =   38 tons per acre

0.17 acres

Calculated bushels based on kernels:  121.8
Calculated bushels (wet) based on weight of shelled corn = 228.9

 

Masters Choice 590

This was the best looking, largest ears, tallest and highest tonnage of the varieties Chuck planted.

Calculated bushels based on kenel count = 157.8
Calculated bushels (wet) based on shelled corn = 241.6